THE WEST OF ENGLAND BUS GALLERY
Bakers Dolphin
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 Still a striking livery, but for their luxury tours, Bakers Dolphin use "Gold Service" branding and a solid gold livery. Irizar PB bodied Scania K440EB 114 (BD14GLD) was seen in Windsor Coach Park in July 2021. Normally the coach park is at capacity in July, but in the wake of covid, this and fellow coach, 115, below, made up half of the coaches present.
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 Here is 114's sister vehicle, delivered the following year, 115 (BF15GLD) but on a K400EB chassis.
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 With things getting a bit back to normal, this Mercedes Tourismo, 29 (BV19YMC) was seen on tour in Norwich in early August 2022. The all conquering Tourismo is now the front line coach of choice though the Gold Service stood out with Irizars, 116 (BD16GLD) followed in 2016 and a pair of integral i8 coaches arrived in 2022. Older, mostly Plaxton bodied, Volvos survived for school and contract services along with a trio of ex London Wright bodied Volvo deckers.
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 Approaching John Hampden Grammar School in High Wycombe in June 2012 is Plaxton Excalibur bodied Volvo B10M R808NUD. It was new for the X90 as 7 (R7OXF) and was later one of the coaches that launched the Oxford airline service as 71 and reregistered as seen here. It went on to join others at Damory Coaches then on to Baker Dolphin before passing to Apple at Slough. |
Not a million miles from John Hampden back in May 2003 the coach is seen on the M40 at Handy Cross on the airline headed for Heathrow.
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